Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News

Most recent articles by Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News

‘I’m not safe here’: Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion
‘I’m not safe here’: Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion
Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
January 18, 2024
7:00 am

Federal law requires school districts like Wake County, NC to tell the U.S. Department of Education every time they physically restrain or seclude a student.

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness
‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness
Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
December 20, 2023
3:00 pm

The SSA has a painful legacy of excluding Black people from benefits.

A mom owed nearly $102,000 for hospital care. Her state attorney general said to pay up.
A mom owed nearly $102,000 for hospital care. Her state attorney general said to pay up.
Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
July 20, 2023
11:00 am

The total bill, $101,546.49, was significantly more than the roughly $6,700 she expected to pay under their agreement with the hospital.

‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money
‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money
Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
May 12, 2023
3:30 pm

Every year, tens of thousands of people who are disabled and unable to work consider taking early retirement benefits from Social Security.

As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration
As US life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration
Fred Clasen-Kelly, KFF Health News
April 27, 2023
11:30 am

Life expectancy fell in the United States in 2021 for the second year in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • From Our Partners